Overview
- Speaking at the CII‑ADF Summit in Mumbai on November 20, ADDED and ADGM chairman Ahmed Jasim Al Zaabi urged companies to “invest with Abu Dhabi” to reach the Middle East, Africa and beyond.
- Indian companies’ presence in Abu Dhabi grew at a 38.4% compound annual rate between 2019 and 2024, according to Al Zaabi.
- Abu Dhabi has posted 17 consecutive quarters of economic growth, with non‑oil sectors expanding 6.6% in the second quarter and contributing more than half of GDP.
- Abu Dhabi’s sovereign investors — ADIA, Mubadala, ADQ and ADNOC — are channeling capital and expertise into India’s growth sectors.
- Undersecretary Hamad Sayah Al Mazrouei said bilateral trade exceeded USD 65 billion in 2023, noted that Indians own or co‑own about 30% of Abu Dhabi businesses, and described new MoUs to streamline access in sectors such as food and agri‑tech, health‑tech, digitalization, AI and infrastructure.